“I could never have an abortion myself, but who am I to tell other women what to do?”
It is common in our culture to hear the sentiment “I wouldn’t do XYZ but it’s not for me to tell others what to do”. Not only is it a statement devoid of any substance or personal conviction, but it is generally unhelpful or even harmful to the “others” it references.
Read morePoland’s new protections for babies with disabilities should be celebrated
By Rachael Wong
Over the past two weeks, thousands of people in Poland have been protesting a new Constitutional Court ruling that found abortions on the basis of disability unconstitutional, demanding for women to have “freedom of choice”.*
Read moreBringing the body back to feminism
By Dr Emma Wood
Like NSW, Queensland, and Victoria before them, South Australia is now considering a bill to allow abortion up to birth. In statements from the politicians involved, one sees the familiar employment of pro-woman rhetoric in the name of the abortion cause. Abortion is a “health issue”. Abortion is necessary for women’s health, and so the ethics of abortion should no longer be a talking point.
Read moreSouth Australia introduces bill that will allow abortion to birth
By Rachael Wong
Michelle Lensink MLC has introduced a bill into South Australia’s Upper House that will legalise abortion up until birth.
Read moreOn this International Day of the Girl, we must condemn the insidious violence of sex-selective abortion
By Rachael Wong, originally published in The Spectator Australia
Today is the International Day of the Girl Child, an opportunity to address the unique challenges girls face around the world and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
Read moreNSW Abortion Law Reform Bill: One year on
By Rachael Wong
Today marks one year since the controversial Abortion Law Reform Bill passed the NSW Parliament – a tragic step backwards for women and children in NSW.
Read moreThere’s nothing funny about abortion
By Rachael Wong
Tomorrow HBO Max is releasing ‘Unpregnant’, a road trip comedy about abortion, based on the young adult novel of the same name. Yes, you read that correctly, a comedy about abortion.
Read moreVictorian doctor who raped daughter and forced her to have an abortion jailed for 16 years
By Rachael Wong
A 74-year-old Victorian doctor, who was still working until last year, has been sentenced to 16-and-a-half years in prison, after sexually abusing his daughter for a decade.
Read moreWe need to talk about prenatal screening
By Rachael Wong
It’s time we had an honest and considered conversation about prenatal screening for disability.
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